The Weather Channel posted an interesting short video about the life cycle of a hurricane to explain how hurricanes develop from tropical waves and grow into full-fledged strong storms. Very timely considering how we have watched Erin grow from a weak wave to a category 5 storm in just a few days. Erin is now back to a category 3 storm after going through an eyewall replacement cycle but is still a very strong storm that will affect the East Coast with high waves and rip currents even though it is still expected to stay far from shore. Check it out! The images below were all hurricanes during the 2020 season, one of the most active.
